Abstract

Psychotherapy for mental health treatment can be a very effective means for helping
individuals to overcome behavioral and mental health issues that have caused them distress.
Insight-oriented psychotherapy is an approach to mental health counseling with a focus on
helping clients to understand their own inner workings and motivations. With this therapeutic
techniques, the therapist encourages clients to examine their past relationships and the ways
in which these dynamics have shaped their present The primary goals of treatment are to
enhance and sustain patient motivation for change, establish and maintain abstinence from
all psychoactive drugs, and foster development of (nonchemical) coping and problem solving
skills to prevent and ultimately eliminate impulses to “self-medicate” with psychoactive
drugs. The approach has shown to work well with issues such as substance abuse. This paper
present the effectiveness of Insight Oriented Therapy in the management of substance use.
Three substance use patient with hallucination, delusion and aimless wandering as
presenting complain were exposed to Insight Oriented Therapy. This psychotherapeutic
technique was employed after the patients exposure to chemotherapy. Patients responded
positively after four sessions of two hours each for a period of two weeks. Authors
recommend Insight Oriented Therapy as psychotherapy of option with management of
substance use patient.

Description

Psychotherapy for mental health treatment can be a very effective means for helping
individuals to overcome behavioral and mental health issues that have caused them distress.
Insight-oriented psychotherapy is an approach to mental health counseling with a focus on
helping clients to understand their own inner workings and motivations. With this therapeutic
techniques, the therapist encourages clients to examine their past relationships and the ways
in which these dynamics have shaped their present The primary goals of treatment are to
enhance and sustain patient motivation for change, establish and maintain abstinence from
all psychoactive drugs, and foster development of (nonchemical) coping and problem solving
skills to prevent and ultimately eliminate impulses to “self-medicate” with psychoactive
drugs. The approach has shown to work well with issues such as substance abuse. This paper
present the effectiveness of Insight Oriented Therapy in the management of substance use.
Three substance use patient with hallucination, delusion and aimless wandering as
presenting complain were exposed to Insight Oriented Therapy. This psychotherapeutic
technique was employed after the patients exposure to chemotherapy. Patients responded
positively after four sessions of two hours each for a period of two weeks. Authors
recommend Insight Oriented Therapy as psychotherapy of option with management of
substance use patient.

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African proverbs use metaphors for practical living and for dissemination of wisdom
intricately woven in conversations to accomplish acts which cannot be realized by ordinary
words. Believed as handed down from the ancestors African proverbs are highly esteemed.
Meseron therapy draws on African belief in the potency of the spoken words, affirming that
people have psychological problems because of faulty speaking. That what we say or what is
said about us affects our thought and behaviour. To correct the psychopathology, Meseron
theorizes “saying it right” (rejecting wrong unwholesome words) taking covert actions at the
level of thought and overt actions in form of words and deeds. To motivate clients Meseron
therapists can incorporate some salient attributes of African proverbs such as their
embedded expression of conventional truth which clients easily identify with without doubt
when used by therapists, their brevity and easy to remember and understand nature which
can influence clients perceptive capacity, appeal to their reasoning, and make them see self
defeatist words as abnormal and pathological. Qualities such as availability, strong tool of
persuasion, having a base of practical experience, common sense, intellectual richness worth
listening to and obeying, make African proverbs a veritable tool in Meseron approach.

Abstract

Counseling and psychotherapy must be adapted to meet the developmental needs of children.
It is generally held to be one part of an effective strategy for some purposes and not for
others. In addition to therapy for the child, or even instead of it, children may benefit if their
parents speak to a therapist, take parenting classes, attend grief counseling, or take other
actions to resolve stressful situations that affect the child. Parent management training is a
highly effective form of psychotherapy that teaches parents skills to reduce their child’s
behavior problems.. Psychotherapy can be said to have been practiced through the ages.
Historically, psychotherapy has sometimes meant “interpretative” (i.e. Freudian) methods,
namely psychoanalysis, in contrast with other methods to treat psychiatric disorders such as
behavior modification. Psychotherapy may be delivered in person, one on one or in groups,
over the phone via telephone counseling, or via the internet. Psychotherapists may be mental
health professionals, professionals from other backgrounds trained in a specific therapy, or
in some cases non-professionals. Psychiatrists are first trained as physicians. One major aim
of couselling is that it helps people identify problems and crises and encourages them to take
positive steps to resolve these issues, as psychotherapy helps people with psychological
problems that have built up over the course of a long period of time. Counselling and
psychotherapy employ various techniques and strategies to resolve issues or behavioural
problems. Therapy may address specific forms of diagnosable mental illness, or everyday
problems in managing or maintaining interpersonal relationships or meeting personal goals.
A course of therapy may happen before, during or after pharmacotherapy (e.g. taking
psychiatric medication).

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Traditional medicine is the sum total of knowledge, skills and practices based on the theories,
beliefs and experiences indigenous to different cultures that are used to maintain health, as
well as to prevent, diagnose, improve or treat physical and mental illnesses. This paper
explores the challenges of African traditional healing system and the implications for the
development of indigenous psychotherapy. Previous studies show that about 80% of the
population in Asian, African and some developed countries depend on traditional medicine
for primary health care. Rate of acceptability, use, confidence in and efficacy of traditional
healing system is increasing in Nigeria. Some indigenous traditional healing methods include
herbalism, therapeutic dieting, and hydrotherapy and spirituality (divination). Notable
challenges include international diversity, national policy and regulation, perceived safety,
effectiveness and quality, knowledge and sustainability, patient safety and use. This study
recommends that more research be carried out on African traditional healing, that the
religious and metaphysical elements be separated from the physical matter, commitment of
more resources to test and promote the use of safe and efficacious traditional medicines,
practicing traditional healers should adhere to standardized norms and qualifications. There
is need for speedy passing of the traditional health practitioners’ bill.

Abstract

The Nigerian Armed Forces involved in military operations against Boko Haram insurgency
and terrorism in the North East, Nigeria have not developed formalized strategies aimed at
promoting the mental health and well-being of its personnel and their families.
Unfortunately, protracted exposure to insurgency attacks and the military counter actions
undertaken to contain these attacks have placed great stresses on the military personnel and
their families who have already been challenged by the frequent deployments and absences
of their spouses from home. These stresses are often presented in the form of social and
emotional problems amongst children at home and in school. The wives of service personnel
on the other hand are most vulnerable to depression and other psychological consequences
of insurgency attacks as they take on more family responsibilities due to the death or
physical and psychological incapacitation of their husbands. The personnel on their part
face other physical and mental health issues such as traumatic experiences, physical injuries,
depression, aggression, etc. Despite all these issues, the Nigerian Armed Forces have not put
in place measures to ensure the provision of psychotherapeutic treatment thereby building
and strengthening resilience for the personnel and their families. Psychotherapeutic
interventions which concentrate on changing the ideologies of individuals, helping them
resolve psychological issues and rehabilitation will ensure sound mental health and wellbeing
for the military personnel and their families. It is in this regard that the study examined
psychotherapy in the Nigerian Armed Forces for the purpose of developing resilience
strategies among military personnel and their families